Moose third in peninsula tourneys

The Palmer Moose basketball squads took home a pair of bronze trophies after competing in tournaments on the Kenai Peninsula last week.

The Palmer boys' earned third place of the SoHi Tip-Off at Soldotna High School with a 58-43 win over the Nikiski Bulldogs.

Brandon Gaines scored a game-high 12 points for the Moose. Juniors Charlie Bentti and Stanley Ratcliff each added 10 points.

Palmer improved to 7-3 with the win.

The Palmer girls placed third in the Skyview Invitational with a 38-32 win over the Kenai Kardinals.

Keisha Hooker led the Moose with 12 points from the floor. Emily Bolling added eight points.

The Moose improved to

4-2.

PALMER BOYS 58, NIKISKI 43

NIKISKI (43) — Gerke 3 2-5 10, Jorgensen 2 2-4 6, Rooper 2 0-0 4, Taylor 5 0-0 10, Lemmityinen 1 0-0 2, Carlson 2 0-0 5, Hitchcock 3 0-1 6. Totals 18 4-10 43.

PALMER (58) — Johnson 2 0-0 5, Bentti 3 4-4 10, Prins 3 0-0 6, Gaines 5 0-2 12, DuBois 1 0-0 2, Ratcliff 5 0-0 10, Ammu 1 0-0 3, Foxley 4 1-4 9, Devon 0 0-0 0. Totals 24 5-10 58.

Total fouls — Nikiski 9, Palmer 10. Fouled out — None. Three-point goals — Gerke 2, Carlson, Gaines 2, Johnson, DuBois, Ammu.

Nikiski 12 10 11 10 — 43

Palmer 28 11 11 8 — 58

PALMER GIRLS 38, KENAI 32

KENAI (32) — Saltzgiver 3 0-0 6; Kenner 0 0-0 0; Baldwin 0 2-3 2; Moore 0 2-4 2; McLeod 5 0-0 10; Carreon 1 2-2 4; Tufto 0 0-0 0; Smith 3 2-4 8. Totals 12 8-13 32.

PALMER (38) — Berberich 1 0-0 2; Cox 1 0-0 2; Aro 0 0-0 0; Chapman 2 2-3 6; Hooker 6 0-0 12; Jones 0 1-2 1; Lien 2 1-2 5; Bolling 3 2-6 8; Irvine 1 0-0 2; Stanley 0 0-1 0. Totals 16 6-14 38.

Total fouls — Kenai 18, Palmer 18. Fouled out — Saltzgiver, Baldwin. Three-point goals — none.

Kenai 10 6 6 10 — 32

Palmer 8 12 9 9 — 38